Category Specialist

**Description**

General information:Hitachi Energy has a exciting new opportunity within our Grid Integration team. We are looking for a Tecno-Commercial profile that combines reasonable technical knowledge of E&C with good negotiation, and excellent communication skills. Strategic minded with a capability of visualizing roadblocks and opportunities, before they arise.Responsibilities:Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) process, implements effective sourcing strategies for Contracted Services Category in line with business strategy ensuring that the supply base of contractors have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. Ensures all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly. Negotiates agreements with main contractors, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions. Ensures identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate contractors (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with Company policies. Defines and establishes local standard agreements with all major suppliers. Provides and maintains standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with Company directives and guidelines. On-boards new suppliers in close collaboration with the respective local buyer and runs regular supplier evaluations and provides supplier reports to Businesses and Category Managers. Runs benchmark studies for the category team and for specific sourcing initiatives and designs and implements cost-out programs and/or processes to reach financial targets. Creates local contract amendments to frame agreements on behalf of a country and updates/maintains frame contracts. Also adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management and executes upon approval. Provides ongoing oversight and contract management with suppliers. Actively identifies and mitigates risks associated to the contractual framework used on the projects. Promotes a risk management culture by participating actively and initiating Contractor's Risk reviews for identified projects. Relates contractual risks and risk profile to the project's risk matrix for follow up of mitigation plan. Supports regional/global sourcing initiatives within a defined set of categories, working closely with key stakeholders to implement regional category strategiesYour background:E&C companies procurement and negotiation of medium to large contracts 2-10 MUSD. Experience and understanding of contractual framework and it's applicability and risks (Remeasurable, NEC, FIDIC, GMP, Turnkey, others) Knowledge and understanding of risk identification and mitigation. Knowledge and understanding of the European (UK & Ireland) E&C market, subcoontactors and drivers. Experience and knowledge of category management techniques (market analysis, SWOT, Purchasing chessboard, Krojic Matrix, others) Technical knowledge and background of E&C within the power sector. Experience and knowledge of procurement methodologies. Experience and understanding of quality methodologies such as Six Sigma Excellent communication skills. Independent and capable of working with limited information. Well versed on MS tools - Excel, Power Point, Sharepoint, Power BI, etc.